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Robbie Hughes

Commissioner, Ward 12025-05-01 – 2029-05-01 (month-level start: May 2025, Ward 1 runoff decided May 20, 2025 per Bay County Coastal results and sworn in with the May 2025 class; month-level end: May 2029 per city commission page 'Term Expires May 2029')

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Term ending May 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
50
Total speaking time
9:57:21
Avg per meeting
11:57
Segments
11448

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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)

Decisions during term (35)

Recorded while Hughes was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.1 — St. Andrews Marina bulkheads

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.2 — police auction proceeds

approved5-0Oct 13, 2026

Agenda additions (emergency ratification and budget discussion)

approved5-0Oct 13, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.1 / T K Vandy LLC contract increase

approved5-0Oct 13, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.2 — $800,000 stormwater master plan grant

approved5-0Oct 13, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.3 — reimbursement revenue

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026

Approval of September 8 meeting and budget hearing minutes

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026

Port Panama City FY2027 Operating and Capital Budgets

approvedVoted no4-1Sep 22, 2026

FY2027 General Fund budget ($62.45M) with lobbyist and grant writer restored

approvedVoted yes4-1Sep 22, 2026

Weekly budget-transfer reports through December

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026

FY2027 Downtown Improvement District budget ($267,948)

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026

Zero-based budgeting presentation on October 27

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026

Resolution 20260922.4 — Adoption of FY2027 budget

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026

Water storage tank grant and budget amendment (Resolutions 20260922.1 and .2)

approved5-0Sep 8, 2026

PCR donations budget amendment (Resolution 2026-0908.5)

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 8, 2026

Panama City Community Fund, Inc. FY27 budget

approvedVoted no3-2Sep 8, 2026

Adopt Resolution 20260908.7 — Tentative FY2027 Budget with $62.45M General Fund

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 1, 2026

Resolution CRA20260901.1 — FY2026-2027 CRA annual budget

approved4-0Aug 25, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20260825.1 — $21,000 to Police Department

approvedVoted yes5-0Aug 11, 2026

FEMA Roads Group B task order and Budget Amendment Resolution 20260811.2

Voting record (56)(Budget)

49 yes7 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Direction to staff on Huron zero-based budgeting proposal

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.1 — St. Andrews Marina bulkheads

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.2 — police auction proceeds

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.2 authorizing the City of Panama City to accept state funded grant for a Stormwater Master Plan in the amount of $800,000.00

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

approval of adding Ratification of Resolution 20261013.6 as item 12.h. and a Budget Discussion as item 10.b to this agenda

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

for staff to prepare a report for the January 12, 2027, Commission Meeting, and full exercise for the April 13, 2027, Commission Meeting, for an adoptable budget in accordance with Statute 166.2411 3B

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

for staff to prepare a report evaluating City Pension Plans, including outcomes for employees and budget, and providing avenues for evaluation of pension plans including request for proposals, consult

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.1 and to increase the existing contract with T K Vandy LLC, by $2,000.86

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.3 for the Allocation of Reimbursement Revenue to the Division Expense Accounts

Voted noSep 22, 2026

approve the Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund Budget of $62,450,000.00 and adding Langton and Associates or a Grant writing service of $60,000.00 and Capital City Consultants or another State Lobbyist of

Voted noSep 22, 2026

approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for all other funds for the City of Panama City

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Approval of September 8 meeting and budget hearing minutes

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Port Panama City FY2027 Operating and Capital Budgets

Voted noSep 22, 2026

FY2027 General Fund budget ($62.45M) with lobbyist and grant writer restored

Believed staff ignored commission direction and the city must learn to make real cuts starting with non-revenue items.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Weekly budget-transfer reports through December

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

FY2027 Downtown Improvement District budget ($267,948)

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Zero-based budgeting presentation on October 27

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Resolution 20260922.4 — Adoption of FY2027 budget

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Water storage tank grant and budget amendment (Resolutions 20260922.1 and .2)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget changing the ASAP donation to $460,000.00 and eliminating the accounting charges

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Panama City Community Fund, Inc. FY27 budget

Voted noSep 8, 2026

approval of Resolution 20260908.7 to adopt the tentative Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for the City of Panama City and Downtown Improvement Board and reduce the General Fund Budget to $62,450,000.00

Voted noSep 8, 2026

Adopt Resolution 20260908.7 — Tentative FY2027 Budget with $62.45M General Fund

He opposed the cut because of potential impacts on cost-of-living adjustments and city employees, saying there were too many unintended consequences.

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Resolution CRA20260901.1 — FY2026-2027 CRA annual budget

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

amended his approval to include the exception of routine maintenance to be discussed at the budget hearing

Voted yesAug 25, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260825.1 to transfer $21,000.00 in funds received from local law enforcement agencies to the Panama City Police Department

Voted yesAug 25, 2026

approval of Resolution 20260825.2 authorizing the City of Panama City to accept state funded grant for Frankford Avenue Trail Design in the amount of $425,000.00 and approve Budget Amendment Resolutio

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

FEMA Roads Group B task order and Budget Amendment Resolution 20260811.2

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260728.5 to accept donations from thirteen local businesses for our annual Back-to-school Backpack Giveaway Event in the amount of $5,850.00

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260728.3 to provide for the first principal payment on the Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Note, Series 2025 in an amount not to exceed $73,000,000

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approval of separating the interest savings funds and earmark for use during the budget process

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approval to keep the same millage rate of 4.7999 for the General Fund and 3.000 for the Downtown Improvement Board and having the first budget hearing on September 8, 2026, at 5:01 p.m. and the Second

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

General fund budget expenditure limit of $64.5 million

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

approval of additional construction administration services for the Martin Theater and associated Budget Amendment Resolution 20260623.3 to DAG Architects through the end of the year for a total of $1

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260623.1 and H0760 Amendment No. 4, increase of $1,279,947.00 to the existing subrecipient agreement between Florida Division of Emergency Management Mitigati

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260623.2 and the purchase of Forerunner Stormwater Management module to aide staff in completing compliance activities for our municipal separate storm sewer

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Commissioner Grainger motioned for approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260609.5 and approval of payment to City Marina Partners LLC, pursuant to the Interim Agreement.

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Commissioner Street motioned for staff to present $4.5 million in budget cuts at the Pre-Budget Workshop on Thursday June 11, 2026, and prepare for a department budget presentation at a workshop in Ju

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Commissioner Lucas motioned for approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260609.3 and M0168 Amendment No. 2, increase of $3,500,000.00 to the existing subrecipient agreement between Florida Commerce

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Commissioner Hughes motioned for approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260609.4 accepting and expending grant funds from the 2025 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership in the amount of $8,645

Voted noMay 5, 2026

approve Option E for the board to determine district allocations each year during the budget process

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

approve a minimum project budget threshold of $500,000 for commercial projects and $150,000 for residential projects, with no minimum project budget threshold for affordable housing projects

Voted yesApr 28, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20260428.1 - Grant Fund Transfer

Voted yesApr 28, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20260428.2 - Cramer Family Donation, Mid-City Baseball Field

Voted yesApr 28, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution 20260428.4 - State Forfeiture Fund Transfer

Voted noApr 14, 2026

Budget Amendment 2026-0414.6 – Street Sweeper/Scrubber ($218,340)

The in-house savings comparison omitted full staffing costs and the RFP did not match what the commission requested.

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

approval of the job description that was presented by Commissioner Street with the edits as highlighted in its entirety (see Exhibit A) and a $1,500.00 budget for advertising.

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260310.2 and Task Order No. 4 from The Integrity Group for FEMA Public Assistance Programmatic Management Support for Hurricane Michael Projects not to exceed

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

table athletic field, facility usage, and sport organization recommendations pending a public meeting and Budget Workshop.

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

approval of the additional construction administration services and associated Budget Amendment Resolution 20260310.3 to DAG Architects in the amount of $493,500.00.